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Installing a fibre channel storage system with a switch connection to a windows server
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Installing a Fibre Channel Storage
System with a Switch Connection to a
If you want to connect an AX100-Series Fibre Channel storage system -
AX100SC or AX100 - through one or two switches to a Microsoft
®
Windows
server, this document is for you. You can use the procedures
in this document to install configurations with a new or existing storage
system that you want to connect to a new or existing server.
The main topics are
AX100 Support Website........................................................................2
Terminology ...........................................................................................3
Before You Start .....................................................................................4
Installing HBAs in the Server ..............................................................7
Installing or Updating the HBA Driver .............................................9
Installing PowerPath on the Server .................................................. 11
Installing the Navisphere Server Utility ..........................................15
Installing the UPS (AX100 Only).......................................................16
Unpacking the Storage System..........................................................17
Installing the Storage System.............................................................19
Installing Additional Disks ................................................................23
Installing the Switches in the Cabinet ..............................................30
Initializing the Storage System ..........................................................45
AX100-Series
Windows Server
Revision A06
July 25, 2005
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    AX100-Series Installing a Fibre Channel Storage System with a Switch Connection to a Windows Server Revision A06 July 25, 2005 If you want to connect an AX100-Series Fibre Channel storage system - AX100SC or AX100 - through one or two switches to a Microsoft ®...

  • Page 2: Ax100 Support Website

    AX100 Support Website Registering the Server with the Storage System ......55 Configuring a New Storage System ..........58 Configuring an Existing Storage System......... 62 Preparing Virtual Disks to Receive Data ......... 65 Sending Windows Disk Information to the Storage System ..68 Verifying Your Configuration ............

  • Page 3: Terminology

    Terminology Terminology This document uses the terms new and existing to refer to storage systems, servers, and host bus adapters (HBAs) as follows: Existing HBA The host bus adapter (HBA) that is already installed in a server. Existing server The server that is already configured for and connected to an AX-Series storage system.

  • Page 4: Before You Start

    Before You Start Before You Start Before you start the installation procedure Review the Supported Configurations in the "Technical descriptions" section on the AX100 website to confirm that the following are supported: The server hardware that will access the storage system The operating system version running on the server hardware.
  • Page 5 Before You Start The following management port network information, which the person responsible for your network should provide: Static IP address for each SP in the storage system. Subnet mask for the LAN to which you will connect the storage system. Default gateway for the LAN to which you will connect the storage system.
  • Page 6 Before You Start The following cables, which may already be connected for a configuration with an existing storage system, server, or switches: A CAT 5 or higher LAN cable for each SP and for each switch if you want to use the switch management software. An optical cable for each storage-processor (SP) Fibre Channel port you will use on the storage system and for each HBA you will use in the server.

  • Page 7: Installing Hbas In The Server

    Installing HBAs in the Server Installing HBAs in the Server For the server to communicate with the storage system through the Fibre Channel ports, the server must have one or more supported Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs). If the HBAs are already installed, go to Installing or Updating the HBA Driver (page...
  • Page 8 Installing HBAs in the Server 3. Put on an ESD wristband, and clip its lead to bare metal on the server’s chassis. 4. For the HBA you are adding, do the following: a. If the server has a removable PCI card cage, remove it. b.

  • Page 9: Installing Or Updating The Hba Driver

    Installing or Updating the HBA Driver Installing or Updating the HBA Driver The server must run a supported HBA driver. For information on the supported HBA drivers, refer to Supported Configurations in the "Technical descriptions" section on the AX100 support website. If the server is already running a supported HBA driver, go to Installing PowerPath on the Server (page...
  • Page 10 Installing or Updating the HBA Driver Install or Update the HBA Driver 1. Install any updates, such as hot fixes, service packs, or patches, to the server’s operating system that are required for the HBA driver version you are installing. 2.

  • Page 11: Installing Powerpath On The Server

    Installing PowerPath on the Server Installing PowerPath on the Server ® For all configurations you must install PowerPath on each server that you will connect to the storage system. PowerPath manages the data paths between the server and storage system. If PowerPath is already running on the server, do one of the following: For a new AX100SC (single-SP) storage system, go to...
  • Page 12 Installing PowerPath on the Server b. Select Run this program from its current location (or similar message depending on your browser) and click OK. You can install the software from the Installation section by clicking the appropriate link for your operating system. 3.
  • Page 13 Installing PowerPath on the Server 7. In the Ready to Install the Program dialog box, click Install. If you do not already have a license in the registry, the EMC Licensing Tool displays. 8. When prompted by the EMC Licensing Tool, enter your 24-digit AX100 registration number in the License Key field, and click Add and OK.
  • Page 14 Installing PowerPath on the Server Install a PowerPath Patch Check the PowerPath information on the "Register to download software" section on the AX100 support website for a patch to the version of PowerPath that you just installed. If such a patch is available, install it, as described in the readme file that accompanies the patch.

  • Page 15: Installing The Navisphere Server Utility

    Installing the Navisphere Server Utility Installing the Navisphere Server Utility Read this section for all configurations. You must run the Navisphere Server Utility on each server connected to the storage system to register the server’s HBAs with the storage system. We recommend that you install it on each server also. You must install it if you want the server to access snapshots (copies of virtual disks) on the storage system.

  • Page 16: Installing The Ups (Ax100 Only)

    Installing the UPS (AX100 Only) Installing the UPS (AX100 Only) Read this section if you are installing a new AX100 (dual-SP) storage system. You install the storage system and the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) in a 19-inch NEMA-standard cabinet/rack. The UPS is for dual-SP storage systems only.

  • Page 17: Unpacking The Storage System

    Unpacking the Storage System Unpacking the Storage System Read this section if you are installing a new storage system. 1. Unpack the storage system as shown on the shipping carton. CAUTION The disks in slots marked 0-2 (AX100SC, single-SP storage system) and 0-3 (AX100, dual-SP system) are preloaded with storage-system software according to their slot assignment before shipment.
  • Page 18 Unpacking the Storage System HW S/N XXX 000NNNNNNNN EMC3030 Serial Number Location Figure 2 AX100-Series - Installing a Fibre Channel Storage System with a Switch Connection to a Windows Server...

  • Page 19: Installing The Storage System

    Installing the Storage System Installing the Storage System Read this section if you are installing a new storage system. You install the storage system in a 19-inch NEMA-standard cabinet/rack. Before You Start To complete this procedure, you need the mounting hardware that shipped with the storage system.
  • Page 20 Installing the Storage System Alignment Pins Adjustable Rail Right Rear Right Front Screw (2) Screw (2) Alignment Pin (2) Mounting Rail Mounting Rail EMC2829 Installing Storage-System Mounting Rails in a 19-inch NEMA Cabinet Figure 3 2. If the plastic front bezel is attached, remove it. 3.
  • Page 21 Installing the Storage System WARNING The equipment is heavy and should be installed into a rack by two people. To avoid personal injury and/or damage to the equipment, do not attempt to lift and install the unit into a rack without a mechanical lift and/or help from another person.
  • Page 22 Installing the Storage System 6. Snap the front bezel onto the storage system (Figure 6). EMC2935 Securing the Chassis and Installing the Front Bezel Figure 6 What Next? If you have additional disks to install, continue to the next section, Installing Additional Disks (page 23).

  • Page 23: Installing Additional Disks

    Installing Additional Disks Installing Additional Disks Read this section if you received any disks that are not already installed in the storage system. Handling FRUs This section describes the precautions that you must take and the general procedures you must follow when removing, installing, and storing disk drive modules or any other Field Replaceable Unit (FRU).
  • Page 24 Installing Additional Disks An ESD wristband is supplied with your storage system. To use it, attach the clip of the ESD wristband (strap) to any bare (unpainted) metal on the storage system; then put the wristband around your wrist with the metal button against your skin. Use the ESD kit when handling any FRU.
  • Page 25 Installing Additional Disks Add Disk Modules CAUTION Disk modules are extremely sensitive electronic components. Always handle a disk module gently, and observe the following guidelines: Always replace a disk module with another of the same model. Contact your sales/service representative for a list of approved disk replacements.
  • Page 26 Installing Additional Disks Unlock and Remove the Front Bezel Follow these steps to remove the front bezel and gain access to the disk modules (Figure 7). 1. Insert the key that shipped with your storage system into the bezel lock, and turn it to release the lock. 2.
  • Page 27 Installing Additional Disks Remove a Disk Filler Module Locate the slot where you want to install the disk module, and remove the filler module (Figure 8). Filler EMC2810 Figure 8 Removing a Disk Filler Module AX100-Series - Installing a Fibre Channel Storage System with a Switch Connection to a Windows Server...
  • Page 28 Installing Additional Disks Install a Disk Module 1. Make sure an ESD wristband is attached to your wrist and the storage system (see the precautions on page 24). 2. Align the module with the guides in the slot. 3. Gently push the module completely into the slot (Figure 9). To ensure that the module seats completely, push in on the disk label as you engage the latch.
  • Page 29 Installing Additional Disks Install and Lock the Front Bezel Refer to Figure 10 as you do the following: 1. Align the bezel with the storage system. 2. Gently push the bezel into place on the cabinet until it latches. 3. Secure the bezel by turning the key in the lock. EMC2935a Installing and Locking the Front Bezel Figure 10...

  • Page 30: Installing The Switches In The Cabinet

    Installing the Switches in the Cabinet Installing the Switches in the Cabinet Read this section if you are installing a new switch. 1. Install each rail in the cabinet (Figure 11). a. From the front of the cabinet, insert the alignment pin into the rear channel, so the pin goes in the center hole of a 1U space, with 5/8-inch spaces on either side of the hole.
  • Page 31 Installing the Switches in the Cabinet 2. Attach a slide rail to each side of the switch with two screws per rail (Figure 12). A -B A -B A -B EMC2876 Attaching Slide Rails to the Switch Figure 12 3. From the front of the cabinet, insert the slide rails on the side of the switch into the channel on the rails in the cabinet, and push the switch into the cabinet (Figure 13).
  • Page 32 Installing the Switches in the Cabinet 4. Secure the switch and latch brackets to the front channels with a screw on each side (Figure 14). 5. Snap the front bezel onto the latch brackets (Figure 14). Switch Rear A -B A -B A -B A -B...

  • Page 33: Connecting Ac Power To An Ax100Sc Storage System

    Connecting ac Power to an AX100SC Storage System Connecting ac Power to an AX100SC Storage System Read this section if you are connecting power to anAX100SC (single-SP) storage system. If you are connecting power to anAX100 (dual-SP) storage system, go to Connecting ac Power to an AX100 Storage System (page 37).
  • Page 34 Connecting ac Power to an AX100SC Storage System Switch AX100SC Retention EMC2940 Bail EMC2950 Connecting ac Power to an AX100SC Storage System Figure 15 The first time you connect the storage system to an ac power source, it immediately begins to power up: BIOS, POST, and operating system boot.
  • Page 35 Connecting ac Power to an AX100SC Storage System When powerup is complete (usually in 5-6 minutes), the SP Boot/Fault light goes off. If the storage system does not power up within several minutes, refer to the "Troubleshoot" section on the AX100 support website or the AX100-Series Documentation CD.
  • Page 36 Connecting ac Power to an AX100SC Storage System If You Need to Power Down the Storage System For an orderly shutdown that protects your cache data, use the storage-system power button. The storage system takes a full minute to power down after you press the power button. So after powering down the storage system, wait one minute before powering it on again.

  • Page 37: Connecting Ac Power To An Ax100 Storage System

    Connecting ac Power to an AX100 Storage System Connecting ac Power to an AX100 Storage System Read this section if you are connecting power to anAX100 (dual-SP) storage system. If you are connecting power to an AX100SC (single-SP) storage system, go to Connecting ac Power to an AX100SC Storage System (page 33).
  • Page 38 Connecting ac Power to an AX100 Storage System If the UPS serial cable has one DB9 and one RJ45 connector: 1. Plug one end of the UPS serial cable into the serial port on the UPS (Figure 17). 2. Plug the free end of the UPS serial cable into UPS connector (labeled with a +- battery icon) on SP A (Figure 17).
  • Page 39 Connecting ac Power to an AX100 Storage System AX100 RJ45-DB9 Adapter Cable UPS Serial Cable (Shipped with UPS) 110V or 230V Power Cable (Appropriate to Power Source) EMC2947 Retention Bail To PDU Power To UPS EMC2879a Connecting ac Power to an AX100 Storage System Figure 17 AX100-Series - Installing a Fibre Channel Storage System with a Switch Connection to a Windows Server...
  • Page 40 Connecting ac Power to an AX100 Storage System The first time you connect the storage system to an ac power source, it immediately begins to power up: BIOS, POST, and operating system boot. The green power lights (LEDs) on the front and back of the storage system turn on and remain on as long as power is applied to the storage system (Figure 18).
  • Page 41 Connecting ac Power to an AX100 Storage System CAUTION Press the power button only briefly to power up the storage system. Pressing the power button for more than four seconds while the storage system powers up may affect initialization parameters. If You Need to Power Down the Storage System For an orderly storage-system shutdown that protects your cache data, use the storage-system power button (not the UPS power...

  • Page 42: Connecting The Storage-System And Switch Management Ports

    Connecting the Storage-System and Switch Management Ports Connecting the Storage-System and Switch Management Ports Read this section if you are installing a new storage system. You manage the storage system from a management host, which can be a server that has access to the management ports over a specified 10/100 LAN.
  • Page 43 Connecting the Storage-System and Switch Management Ports 10/100 - Management LAN Port Serial 10/100 - Management LAN Port Serial EMC3040 10/100 LAN CAT-5 Cables Management Storage-System LAN Connections (AX100 Shown) Figure 19 2. If you want to use the switch management software, connect one end of a LAN cable to the LAN management port on each switch and the other end to the network from which you will manage the switch (Figure 20).
  • Page 44 Connecting the Storage-System and Switch Management Ports To LAN Switch AX100 To LAN To LAN EMC2956 Switch and LAN Connections (AX100 Shown) Figure 20 AX100-Series - Installing a Fibre Channel Storage System with a Switch Connection to a Windows Server...

  • Page 45: Initializing The Storage System

    Initializing the Storage System Initializing the Storage System Read this section if you are installing a new storage system. After the storage system is fully powered up for the first time, you need to use the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility to initialize it.
  • Page 46 Initializing the Storage System Install the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility 1. Insert the AX-Series Server Support CD into the CD drive of a Windows host on the same subnet as the storage system. 2. Select your language, if prompted for it. 3.
  • Page 47 Storage-System Lights (LEDs) Figure 21 2. Start the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility by clicking Start > Programs > EMC > Navisphere > Navisphere Storage System Initialization. 3. Read the license agreement and click I accept and Next. The utility automatically scans the subnet for AX100-Series storage systems.
  • Page 48 Initializing the Storage System Run the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility 1. From the Uninitialized Systems list, select the storage system and click Next. 2. Using the information from the Storage-System Management Ports section of the completed storage-system configuration planning worksheet, enter the following network parameters for the storage-system 10/100 management ports, and click Next: Storage Processor A - IP IP address for SP A management port.
  • Page 49 Initializing the Storage System 7. In the message box about the storage system having been initialized, click OK. If you entered an SP IP address for the first time or changed an SP IP address, the utility reboots the storage system and the SP Boot/Fault light on the back of each SP starts blinking (Figure 22).
  • Page 50 Initializing the Storage System Change the Management Network Parameters and User Account Settings If you need to change the management network parameters or user account settings after you initialized the storage systems, you must Shut down the storage system. Reset the storage system. Rerun the initialization utility to set the parameters.
  • Page 51 Initializing the Storage System To Reset the Storage System 1. After shutting down the storage system, wait about two minutes for the storage system to power down. 2. Press the power button and hold it down for one second after the green Power light comes on (Figure 23) - a total of about four to five seconds.

  • Page 52: Connecting Switches To The Storage System And Server

    Connecting Switches to the Storage System and Server Connecting Switches to the Storage System and Server Read this section for all configurations. Use optical cables to connect switch ports to storage-system Fibre Channel ports (labeled FE 0 and FE 1 on each SP) and to server HBA ports.
  • Page 53 Connecting Switches to the Storage System and Server Cable the Switch to the Storage System On the customer-installable switch, use ports 0 and 4 only for SP connection and ports 1-3 and 5-7 only for HBA connections. The switch is preconfigured so that any SP connected to ports 0 or 4 communicates with any HBA connected to ports 1-3 and 5-7.
  • Page 54 Connecting Switches to the Storage System and Server Cable the Switch to the Server 1. Remove the protective covers from the HBA port connector on the server and from one end of the optical cable, and plug the cable into the HBA connector. 2.

  • Page 55: Registering The Server With The Storage System

    Run the Server Utility to Register the Storage System with the Server 1. Run the Navisphere Server Utility by clicking Start > Programs > EMC > Navisphere > Navisphere Server Utility (AX). If the server utility does not start, the storage system may still be rebooting.
  • Page 56 Registering the Server with the Storage System Start Navisphere Express 1. Open an Internet browser, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape, on the server or on any host on the same LAN as the storage system. 2. Enter the IP address of an SP in the storage system. The IP address is one you assigned when you initialized the storage system (from the Storage-Management Ports section of the planning guide)
  • Page 57 Registering the Server with the Storage System Verify HBA Registration 1. In the Navisphere Express navigation pane, under Manage, click Connections to display the Manage Connections page. 2. Verify that the SP/Port status is for each HBA connected Active to the storage system. •...

  • Page 58: Configuring A New Storage System

    Configuring a New Storage System Configuring a New Storage System Read this section if you are configuring a new AX100SC or AX100 storage system. A new storage system is one that was not already connected to a server when you started the installation procedure. Before You Start You need to complete the configuration planning worksheets from Planning Your AX100-Series Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration...
  • Page 59 Configuring a New Storage System Configure a New Storage System 1. Locate your completed storage-system configuration planning worksheet so you can refer to it in the steps that follow. 2. Create a hot spare. A hot spare is a single global spare disk that serves as a temporary replacement for any failed disk in the storage system.
  • Page 60 Configuring a New Storage System operating system disks in a disk pool with other disks, each of the other disks loses space for your data equal to the system data space on an operating system disk. 4. Create one or more virtual disks on the disk pools. A virtual disk is a grouping of disk partitions into one span of disk storage space.
  • Page 61 Configuring a New Storage System 7. Use the Event Notification page to configure the storage system to send an E-mail message when the storage system encounters a problem. To display the Events Notification page - In the Navisphere Express navigation pane, under System, click Settings, and then click Event Notification.

  • Page 62: Configuring An Existing Storage System

    Configuring an Existing Storage System Configuring an Existing Storage System Read this section if you are configuring an existing AX100SC or AX100 storage system. An existing storage system is one that was already connected to a server when you started the installation procedure.
  • Page 63 Configuring an Existing Storage System Configure an Existing Storage System 1. Locate your completed storage-system configuration planning worksheet so you can refer to it in the steps that follow. 2. If you need additional disk pools for virtual disks for the server, create one or more disk pools.
  • Page 64 Configuring an Existing Storage System 5. Verify that the virtual disks were assigned to the server by looking at the Manage Servers page. To display the Manage Servers page - In the Navisphere Express navigation pane, under Manage, click Servers. You should see the virtual disks you assigned to the server listed in the Virtual Disks column of the server’s row.

  • Page 65: Preparing Virtual Disks To Receive Data

    Preparing Virtual Disks to Receive Data Preparing Virtual Disks to Receive Data Read this section for all configurations. Verify That Each Virtual Disk Is Fully Initialized 1. Start Navisphere Express. 2. In the Navisphere Express navigation pane under Manage, click Virtual Disk.
  • Page 66 Preparing Virtual Disks to Receive Data 5. If the Write Signature and Upgrade Wizard does not open, rescan for the virtual disks, write a signature to each disk and upgrade it to a dynamic disk, if desired: a. In the Computer Management tree under Storage, right-click Disk Management and click Rescan Disks.
  • Page 67 Preparing Virtual Disks to Receive Data 4. If you want a logical drive on an extended partition, create it: a. Right-click the free space area of the extended partition, and click Create Logical Drive. b. In the Create Logical Drive Wizard, click Next and click Logical Drive.

  • Page 68: Sending Windows Disk Information To The Storage System

    Start the Server Utility Run the Navisphere Server Utility by clicking Start > Programs > EMC > Navisphere > Navisphere Server Utility (AX). If the server utility does not start, the storage system may still be rebooting. When the reboot is complete, the SP Boot/Fault light on the back of each SP is off and not blinking.

  • Page 69: Verifying Your Configuration

    Verifying Your Configuration Verify That the Storage System Received the Disk Information 1. For each virtual disk in the storage system that is connected to the server, display its Navisphere Express Details page: a. In the Navisphere Express navigation panel, under Manage, click Virtual Disks.
  • Page 70 2. Launch PowerPath Administrator by double-clicking the PowerPath Monitor on the Windows task bar. 3. On the left pane (summary pane), click EMC PowerPathAdministrator. 4. Under the server, right-click Disks. The right (details) pane lists all the virtual disks in each storage system connected to the server.
  • Page 71 Verifying Your Configuration 11. After several seconds, look at the details pane and verify that none of the disks in the storage system have red slashes through them, their status is optimal, and their path metric is n/n. If any disks do not have optimal status or their path metric is not n/n, refer to the "Troubleshoot"...
  • Page 72 Verifying Your Configuration Copyright © 2004-2005 EMC Corporation. All Rights Reserved. EMC believes the information in this publication is accurate as of its publication date. The information is subject to change without notice. THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS." EMC CORPORATION MAKES NO...

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